Anyone else watching the DART mission tonight?
It's like PHD2 chasing its guide star
It's like PHD2 chasing its guide star
Anyone else watching the DART mission tonight?
Well that was pretty impressive ... I would call that a bullseye
Pretty incredible….
Target is 160m across, orbiting 1km from Didymos with a period of 12 hours. It's in pretty fast motion. Aim at it with a satellite at 22500 km/h. Amazing feat.
Even better it may prove that we can redirect objects on a collision course with Earth.
NASA should be commended for their skill.
Target is 160m across, orbiting 1km from Didymos with a period of 12 hours. It's in pretty fast motion. Aim at it with a satellite at 22500 km/h. Amazing feat.
Even better it may prove that we can redirect objects on a collision course with Earth.
NASA should be commended for their skill.
Spectacular! It did indeed look like PHD but with thruster bursts instead of mount movements!
Well written
Yes, I stayed up last night. It was worth it 
Very impressive.
Very impressive.
if you missed it live you can watch the recording here
DART's impact with asteriod Dimorphos
Cheers
Gernot
DART's impact with asteriod Dimorphos
Cheers
Gernot
That was interesting indeed for a first attempt at such a mission. Not quite the "Armageddon" approach but similar.
On another note, the wife and I were on the patio Sunday night and saw a whole string of starlink poop streaming
across the sky from the west. Could not count them, they were in sets of 2 and 3 with probably 40 or 50 total.
On another note, the wife and I were on the patio Sunday night and saw a whole string of starlink poop streaming
across the sky from the west. Could not count them, they were in sets of 2 and 3 with probably 40 or 50 total.
Dan Bryan:
On another note, the wife and I were on the patio Sunday night and saw a whole string of starlink poop streaming
across the sky from the west. Could not count them, they were in sets of 2 and 3 with probably 40 or 50 total.
It won't be long before we're saying, "remember the good old days when you could look up and see *only* 40 or 50 satellites at one time".......
Scott
Well written Engaging
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